Workshop to Cover Topics Ranging From Drug Development to Global Supply to Patients

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DIA will host its biannual CMC Workshop: From Drug Development to Global Supply to Patients at the Washington Marriott hotel in Washington, D.C., April 15 to 17. Developed by the Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls/Quality System Community (CMC) and co-sponsored by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, the workshop will focus on challenges in the global pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical arenas. Attendees from various CMC areas will interact with peers from regulatory agencies and industry in sessions fostering cross-functional discussions.

“We’re excited to provide this two-day event, which will offer invaluable information and knowledge to every attendee,” said Susan Cantrell, director of DIA North America. “Our program will have the highest-level thought leaders from across the globe delivering the most relevant content in each session of this meeting.”

The following members of the program committee will be presenting at the meeting to provide unparalleled insight into a variety of CMC areas:

Lin-Jau (Christine) Wu Anderson, M.S., RAC

Senior Research Scientist, Global Regulatory Affairs CMC
Eli Lilly and Company, United States

Director, Pharmaceutical Technical Regulatory
Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States

With sessions covering critical topics such as Globalization in the CMC Area – Collaboration Between Regulatory Agencies, and Impurities – Genotoxic Impurities to Clinical Trials in the European Union (Biologicals), the agenda will be of great importance to participants working in:

Analytical development

Active pharmaceutical ingredient development and manufacturing

CMC life cycle management

CMC project management

CMC regulatory affairs

CMC writing

Formulation development and manufacturing

Quality assurance/quality control

Regulatory compliance

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